Hockey

Central goaltender Braidee Blackburn makes a save on East’s Cora Williams during the PIHL Girls Division Championship Saturday, June 11, 2022, at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex
PIHL girls hockey season begins 2nd season
April 18, 2023
The PIHL’s second season sponsoring a girls division begins Tuesday night.

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Sarnia’s Ty Voit led the OHL in assists this season.
                                Ty Voit plays for the Sarnia Sting of the OHL during the 2020-21 season.
Pine Creek Journal notebook: Pine native Ty Voit lighting it up in Ontario Hockey League
April 16, 2023
Pine native Ty Voit has gained a reputation as the best passer in the Ontario Hockey League, tallying a league-leading 81 assists in 56 regular season games.

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Quaker Valley’s Ben Carlson celebrates his second goal with Jace Vasbinder during a PIHL Class A quarterfinal against Fox Chapel at Alpha Ice Complex.
Optimism abounds for Quaker Valley hockey after playoff season
March 26, 2023
The PIHL regular season is a long grind, beginning in October and running into February.

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LaSalle College celebrates its Class 3A state championship victory over Peters Township on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at RMU Island Sports Complex.
Second-period surge helps LaSalle College beat Peters Township for Class 3A state hockey title
March 25, 2023
The LaSalle College Explorers broke a 1-1 tie with four second-period goals on their way to a 7-3 victory over Peters Township on Saturday, capturing their seventh state high school hockey championship.

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South Fayette’s Dylan Walsh celebrate with Braydon Reighard after Reighard’s goal against Pennsbury during the Class AA Pennsylvania State Finals Saturday March 25, 2023 at RMU Island Sports Center.
South Fayette celebrates 1st Pennsylvania Cup championship
On a special day for hockey all across the Commonwealth, special teams were extra special in the Class 2A Pennsylvania Cup championship game between Penguins Cup champion South Fayette and Flyers Cup champion Pennsbury.

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West Chester East’s Danny Tirendi beats Kisk Area’s Evin Brice during the Pennsylvania Cup state championship Saturday at RMU Island Sports Center.
Kiski falls to West Chester East in Class A Pennsylvania Cup championship game
The story the last few years for the West Chester East hockey program has been depth, speed and a tendency to jump on opponents and wear them out.

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Kiski goaltender Even Brice makes a save on Fox Chapel’s Danny Downey during the PIHL Class A Penguins Cup finals March 20 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
Fox Chapel notebook: Hot goalie ends hockey team’s season
The Fox Chapel hockey team saw a surprising end to its season in the PIHL Class A Penguins Cup championship game March 20. The Foxes lost to Kiski, 4-1, at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.

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Ringgold’s Caden Doran celebrates his game-winning goal to beat Bishop Canevin in overtime during the PIHL Varsity D2 championship game Tuesday at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
Ringgold beats Bishop Canevin in overtime thriller in PIHL Varsity D2 title game
March 22, 2023
There’s no such thing as a bad shot in overtime – a point Ringgold’s Caden Doran proved in the PIHL Varsity Division 2 championship game Tuesday night at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.

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South Fayette captain Wes Schwarzmiller brings the cup to the team after beating Armstrong 2-0 in the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup championship game Tuesday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
South Fayette shuts out Armstrong to capture 1st Penguins Cup championship
March 21, 2023
Armstrong came into the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup championship game as the top-seeded team in the tournament, having scored 19 goals in its two playoff wins.

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Kiski goaltender Even Brice makes a glove save against Fox Chapel during the PIHL Class A Penguins Cup championship game Monday at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
Penguins Cup champion Kiski writing remarkable postseason story
The last couple of weeks for the Kiski Area hockey team have been a whirlwind.

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Peters Township captains Ryder Mertens (right), Austin Malley and Koby Ringwald (left) collect the cup after beating Upper St. Clair during the PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup championship game Monday, March 20, 2023 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
Peters Township jumps on Upper St. Clair, claims Class 3A Penguins Cup
March 20, 2023
One side felt elated, the other was shell shocked in Cranberry just seconds into the Class 3A PIHL championship game, as the Penguins Cup title game started with a turnover and a bang for the defending champion Peters Township Indians.

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Peters Twp.’s Austin Malley celebrates his goal against North Allegheny with Porter Erb (left) and Ben Kovac during their PIHL Class 3A semifinal on Monday, March 13, 2023, at RMU.
PIHL Penguins Cup finals preview: 4 teams to be crowned champions
March 19, 2023
A year ago, the PIHL Penguins Cup was raised by Peters Township in 3A, Thomas Jefferson in 2A and Norwin in A, and Neshannock won the Division II championship.

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Fox Chapel’s Sam Smith (left) beats Norwin goaltender Owen Burmeister glove side during the first period of a PIHL Class A Penguins Cup semifinal on Wednesday at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center.
Fox Chapel, Kiski Area hockey teams meet for 3rd time with Class A title on line
Fox Chapel and Kiski Area had different journeys during the PIHL Class A playoffs but wound up at the same destination.

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Upper St. Clair goalie Louis Liberatore makes a save next to Pine-Richland’s Shawn Peacock during their PIHL Class 3A semifinal on Monday, March 13, 2023, at RMU.
Loss in semifinals to make Pine-Richland hockey team ‘stronger as a group’
Pine-Richland’s hockey team entered December with a 2-7-1 record and was riding a two-game losing streak. At that point, the playoffs weren’t on the minds of the Rams players and coaches.

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Fox Chapel players celebrate a goal during a PIHL Class A Penguins Cup semifinal against Norwin at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Complex on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
Revenge sweet for Fox Chapel hockey team in Penguins Cup playoffs
March 18, 2023
Fox Chapel’s hockey team knew the setting was the same, but the Foxes found the magic to produce a different result March 15 at RMU Island Sports Complex.

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A.J. Schaaf and the Deer Lakes hockey team compete against Wilmington on Oct. 3, 2022, at Alpha Ice Complex.
What to watch for in Western Pennsylvania high school sports on March 16, 2023: PIHL semifinals wrap up
March 16, 2023
Neshannock won the 2022 PIHL Division 2 championship by edging Bishop Canevin in the finals, 2-1.

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Deer Lakes’ A.J. Schaaf is a senior captain for the hockey team.
Deer Lakes looks to carry momentum into PIHL semifinal matchup with Ringgold
March 15, 2023
Deer Lakes finished off the regular season strong, defeating Neshannock and Bishop Canevin in back-to-back games to end up with a 16-2 record, second-best in PIHL Varsity D2 hockey.

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Greensburg Salem forward Owen Tutich (right) has 28 goals and 28 assists this season.
3rd meeting between Greensburg Salem, Kiski Area hockey teams will determine Class A finalist
March 14, 2023
Greensburg Salem and Kiski Area are no strangers to each other on the ice. The teams will square off for the third time this season Wednesday night, with the winner earning a spot in the Class A Penguins Cup final.

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Peters Twp.’s Hudson Phillips checks North Allegheny’s Lorenzo Colaizzi into the boards during their PIHL Class 3A semifinal on Monday, March 13, 2023, at RMU.
Peters Township, Upper St. Clair earn trips to PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup finals
Last season, Peters Township won the PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup. The top-seeded Indians will have a chance to defend that title after a 4-0 win over No. 4 North Allegheny on Monday night at Robert Morris’ Island Sports Center.

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Latrobe’s Peyton Myers leads the team with 37 points.
Westmoreland PIHL playoff capsules: Games for March 14, 2023
March 13, 2023
PIHL playoffs

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